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Month: March 2011

A Glimpse of Sydney

This is a photo of the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House, taken from the Botanical gardens. Hubby and I spent a day in Sydney at the end of our cruise in December last year. It's an interesting city to walk around, and we had a beautiful sunny day for our...

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Thirteen Ways to Look Instantly Slimmer

I attended a craft show last week and sat in on several lectures. One of them was on fashion and styling, which didn’t really fit with crafts, but it was still interesting. Kate Elizabeth, the fashion stylist talked about ways to look slimmer and I thought I’d pass...

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Bella Graduates From Puppy School

Last night was Bella's final class at puppy school. The seven weeks have passed really quickly and have been good for all of us. On the run up to the final class we worked hard with training, practicing several times each day. Our training paid off big time last night...

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Recipe: Zuppa Di Ceci (Chickpea Soup)

This is a new recipe I tried recently. It's both quick and easy to make and the final result was delicious. 2 cups of chickpeas (cooked) 4 tablespoons of Olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely diced 2 sticks celery, finely sliced 3 tablespoons finely...

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Thirteen Disasters Waiting to Happen

Since the earthquake in Christchurch and the one in Japan, our larger cities have been under the spotlight. According to records, many buildings in Auckland (where I live) are not earthquake proof. For the last few years we've had a series of ads on TV and other media...

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The Week That Was

The months are passing so quickly. We’ll be off on holiday again very soon. This time we’re going on a cruise of another part of the Pacific. We’re visiting Norfolk Island, Vanuatu and Noumea. I’m looking forward to the short ten-day break. Mr. Munro visited a school...

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Thirteen Ways to Limit Excessive Shopping & Spending

My sister works in a shopping center. Last weekend it rained and she said the mall was absolutely chocka with shoppers. Evidently when people are bored or at a loss for an activity, they shop! Who knew? That inspired my post for today. Thirteen Ways to Limit Shopping...

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Adventures with Puppy, Bella

We're having lots of fun with Bella. She's behaving better with me now. Most days I sit in my chair working away while she creeps into my husband's chair and has a snooze. I think she's decided the chair belongs to her since Mr. Munro has to forcefully evict her most...

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Recipe: Ratatouille

With all the great summer produce around, I love making this vegetable stew. It's great for vegetarians --serve it with rice or couscous -- and meat lovers enjoy this dish too. This recipe takes a little time but the final result is very tasty. Ingredients: 1 large...

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